Putin sees occupied Crimea, Belarus as areas fit for nuclear provocation - intel

Putin sees occupied Crimea, Belarus as areas fit for nuclear provocation - intel

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Russian President Vladimir Putin considers the temporarily occupied Crimea as a territory where he could pursue acts of nuclear provocation.

That’s according to Andriy Yusov, a press officer for the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, who spoke on FREEDOM TV.

He noted that the threat of a Russian nuclear strike cannot be ruled out as long as Putin is in power.

“There is information that Putin is looking into the occupied Crimea and the territory of Belarus as territories for such provocations. All this information is being monitored, we have our intelligence,” Yusov said.

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At the same time, he stressed that even the Kremlin understands that such a step, if pursued, will be the last for the current Russian regime.

As reported, the Russian Federation has deployed in Crimea ground, air, and sea-based carriers of nuclear weapons.

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